US soldier bivouacs in a cave, Italy, 1943

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Photograph. US soldier bivouacs in a cave. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150509." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo radioed 11-27-43 / Sig Corps Photo-11-27-43-Italy! A man's home is his castle! Pvt. Clinton L. Sorrel of Mariba, Ky., after 58 days at the front in Italy, relaxes in his temporary home in a mountain cave. Italian rainstorms have reduced the land to liquid earth, thus making a cave a very practical home." Italy. 27 November 1943

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From the service of Brigadier General Terence John Tully, a West Point graduate, Signal Officer during the African landings, Chief Signal Officer, Allied Force Headquarters Africa/Italy for all Mediterranean operations. Tully served with the Signal Corps in Italy and North Africa documenting the 5th Army specifically. Later he was Commander of Camp Crowder, Missouri.
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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Soldiers--American--Italy
Caves--Italy
Rifles--Italy
Military camps--American--Italy
Writing--Italy
Rest periods--Italy